If you installed Associate Engine at a different URL than the standard /cgi-bin/ae.pl, then replace /cgi-bin/ae.pl with the URL of ae.pl on your webserver when you copy & paste the sample HTML. Also, if you click on any of the following links or submit any of the forms, keep in mind that the layout and format of the results page can be customized by you by using Page Templates.

The following link does a keyword search on all products ("blended") for the keyword phrase "Harrison Ford". If you want to limit the search to a particular product category (e.g.: "VHS"), then change the value of the mode script parameter (e.g.: mode=vhs). To search for a different keyword phrase, change the value of the keyword script parameter. Use a plus sign (+) between multiple keywords (e.g.: Harrison+Ford).

The above HTML may show up on your screen as two lines because it's too wide for your web browser window. When you copy this HTML to your webpage, make sure that you put the HREF on one line with no breaks in the middle.

Blended Search

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The following form does a keyword search on all products ("blended"). If you want to limit the search to a particular product category (e.g.: "VHS"), then change the value of the mode script parameter.

The HTML <SCRIPT> tag lets you include results anywhere on an existing HTML page such as your home page. The following example uses a <SCRIPT> tag to show the bestsellers in the Books category. If you want to show the bestsellers of a different product category (e.g.: "VHS"), then change the value of the mode script parameter (e.g.: mode=vhs).

The above HTML may show up on your screen as two or more lines because it's too wide for your web browser window. When you copy this HTML to your webpage, make sure that you put the HREF on one line with no breaks in the middle.

Note: In the definition of the HTML language, <SCRIPT> is a container tag (just like <B></B> is a container tag). Every opening <SCRIPT> tag requires a closing </SCRIPT> tag. The </SCRIPT> tag in the above example is required.

Use something like the following on your webpage: <SCRIPT SRC="/cgi-bin/ae.pl?script&PARAMETERS" TYPE="text/JavaScript"></SCRIPT> and put in the ae.pl script parameters you want to use where it says "PARAMETERS". For better looking results, also try using the grid script parameter

The above uses an <IFRAME> tag to show the bestsellers in the Books category. If you want to show the bestsellers of a different product category (e.g.: "VHS"), then change the value of the mode script parameter (e.g.: mode=vhs).

The above HTML may show up on your screen as two or more lines because it's too wide for your web browser window. When you copy this HTML to your webpage, make sure that you put the HREF on one line with no breaks in the middle.

Note: In the definition of the HTML language, <IFRAME> is a container tag (just like <B></B> is a container tag). Every opening <IFRAME> tag requires a closing </IFRAME> tag. The </IFRAME> tag in the above example is required.

Use something like the following on your webpage: <IFRAME SRC="/cgi-bin/ae.pl?script&PARAMETERS" SCROLLING=AUTO></IFRAME> and put in the ae.pl script parameters you want to use where it says "PARAMETERS". For better looking results, also try using the grid script parameter

The following link shows the bestsellers in the Books category. If you want to show the bestsellers of a different product category (e.g.: "VHS"), then change the value of the mode script parameter (e.g.: mode=vhs).

The above HTML may show up on your screen as two lines because it's too wide for your web browser window. When you copy this HTML to your webpage, make sure that you put the HREF on one line with no breaks in the middle.

Drop-Down Menu

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The following form displays the bestsellers of a user-selected product category.

You can use the following HTML to create an index page that contains Associate Engine links that show products from each of amazon.com's stores (e.g.: books, DVD's, music, toys, etc.). This index page lets you very quickly setup a basic website that uses Associate Engine.

The Associate Engine script also comes with a set of Page Templates that implement a more advanced store. These templates can be found in ae-template/store/*.html To use these templates, set the template.dir configuration variable to "ae-template/store"

If you create a new ListMania list at amazon.com, it may take up to 24 hours for amazon.com to make that list available through its Amazon.com Web Services (AWS) servers. The www.amazon.com website servers are separate from amazon.com's AWS servers. Until amazon.com copies your ListMania list to their AWS servers, your ListMania list will show up as "no results found". Try again in 24 hours.

The PowerSearch (power search) search type allows searching books against a variety of specific product fields such as publisher name and format. Power Search is basically equivalent to amazon.com's "Power Search" search feature.